Elliot Page closed out Pride weekend with an Instagram post that needed only two emojis to make his point.
In the photo, Page and Overcompensatingactress and comic Julia Shiplett leaning into each other in matching dark jackets and sunglasses, the pavement beneath them painted in vivid rainbow stripes, was captioned simply with a rainbow and a double heart emoji. Within minutes, everyone had the same takeaway: the Umbrella Academy star just hard-launched his first public relationship since transitioning in 2020.
For Page, 38, the reveal marks a new public chapter after several very private ones. He
came out as transgender in December 2020,
divorced dancer Emma Portner five months later, and wrote candidly in his 2023 memoir
Pageboy about past relationships with Kate Mara,
Olivia Thirlby, and an unnamed closeted actress. Last summer, he told the
Los Angeles Times that post-transition dating felt “the most fun I’ve ever had,” crediting a newfound ease in his body for deeper connections. Saturday’s grin seems to prove it.
Shiplett, best known for her dry-as-dust turns in Prime Video’s queer rom-com Overcompensating and cult favorites High Maintenance and Love Life, seemingly confirmed the news in equally word-sparse fashion. Her Instagram Story showed Page standing shirtless in a steaming hot spring, the caption reading, “Happy prideee 💦😮💨.”
Shiplett, 38, has also built a stand-up following by skewering bisexual panic, awkward hookups, and millennial ennui—material that dovetails neatly with Page’s dry humor. The pair has so far kept specifics offline, and representatives for both declined to comment. Still, the timing of the post on Pride’s final weekend reads like a deliberate love letter to the community that has championed Page’s journey from Juno breakout to trans icon.
Until we see them on a red carpet or trading giggles in someone else’s selfie, that single rainbow road will have to suffice. But for now, Pride 2025 ends with a reminder that queer joy and a well-placed emoji can light up an entire feed.